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Doctor Strange Ends Domestic Theatrical Run On $232 Million

While Marvel Studios was able to build its MCU on the back of more famous heroes like Iron Man,Captain America,Hulk, and Thor, another big focus of the enterprise so far has been establishing some of the company's lesser-known characters with the masses at large that don't generally read comics. So far, this effort has met nothing but success with heroes like Ant-Man,Guardians of the Galaxy, and Black Widow becoming huge fan favorites and a draw unto themselves.

Another hero whose tale was unlikely to be too familiar to moviegoers not already well-versed in comic books was Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who got his MCU origin story last year. The journey of Stephen Strange from overly cocky surgeon to wizened sorcerer was thankfully met with widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences, cementing Strange as yet another Marvel character likely to get future solo efforts within further phases of the ever-expanding MCU schedule.

Now, after 19 weeks, CBM reports that Doctor Strange has officially ended its domestic theatrical run to the tune of $232 million total earned. In addition to that quite healthy domestic total, Strange has also racked up an additional $444 million internationally, for a total haul of $677 million worldwide. Having quadrupled its $165 million production budget, Strange has ended up as yet another huge success for Marvel.

Domestically, Doctor Strange now occupies the #9 spot on the all-time MCU chart, sitting right between Captain America: The Winter Soldier with $259 million, and Thor: The Dark World with $206 million. Strange sits at an even higher perch worldwide, at the #7 spot, still between Cap 2 and Thor 2 (the discrepancy in numbering is due to the fact that Iron Man and Iron Man 2 both performed much better domestically than they did overseas). This means that whileScott Derrickson's movie is an undeniable hit, it's not quite a Guardians level breakout, possibly tempering where the Sorcerer Supreme will go in the future.